Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton differ on Redskins name change

[wyldwolf]

Here, my friends, is a lesson in politics.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe sidestepped the debate over the Washington Redskins name Friday, preferring instead to focus on the economic benefits of having the team in his state.

"It is not up to a governor to tell a private business what to do with their business," McAuliffe said during a visit to a Redskins training camp practice. "I am about growing our economy. I'm about diversifying our economy. ... The voters elected me to get jobs, and this team here is helping me get jobs."

A sitting governor almost HAS to say that.

Meanwhile, on Monday former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview that she thought the name needs to go.

"I think it's insensitive and I think there's no reason for it to continue as the name of a team in our nation's capital," Clinton said. "I would love to see the owners think hard about what they could substitute."

A politician, free from the confines of public office and seeking votes for a potential run from the electorate at large, need not pander to an NFL team.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/politicians-terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-differ-on-redskins-name-change-080214

[randys1]

1. Seize the team and while we are at it seize Walmart and Koch Industries

what are we, stupid?
How much longer are we going to let 10 or 15 people own EVERYTHING AND MAKE ALL THE RULES, NONE OF WHICH THEY ABIDE BY???

HOW MUCH LONGER?

[Nye Bevan]

3. And Apple, Google and Amazon too.

And life imprisonment for Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg,

I like the way you think.

[randys1]

5. that isnt what i said...

[randys1]

6. Nike needs to be put out of business tomorrow...

Or seized, either one...

Imagine a company that big or Apple where the people who work there are paid decent wages, even if they arent Americans

what a thought, eh

I HAVE TAKEN this off topic with my ridiculous ideas of fairness and wall street

sorry to the OP

Hillary is to be complemented for her doing the right thing here..

[Thinkingabout]

2. Is your point to say McAuliffe did not give an opinion and Hillary did?

[GeorgeGist]

4. McAuliffe sounds like a weasel.

[tularetom]

7. He never would have been elected except his opponent was a complete loony

Weasel is putting it mildly.